My ancestors came from a small village in Germany where there was only "One Church." Prior to 1535 everyone in the village was Catholic since the only Church was Catholic. However, following the death of the Priest, the Lutheran Preachers took over the church. So if anyone in the village wanted to attend church, they had to follow Lutheran doctrine and teachings. After migrating to America, many converted to other religions. My point in all this, is that some people had no choice as to which religion they belonged to, and as a result converted to other religions out of necessity. So this should be kept in mind.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: Ken McKinlay [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Events - repeated or is once enough? One word of caution in terms of having a single Religion event and assuming the person was that religion throughout their lives. Although it is rare to have a Catholic to change to a Protestant based religion (including Church of England) it was not unheard of. The same goes for a Protestant changing to become a Catholic, although in that case there will be some interesting documents concerning the renouncing of heresy (especially pre-Vatican II days). Additionally, at least in parts of Ontario and the Maritime provinces of Canada, Protestants could switch religions depending on what schism had occurred or if there was a closer church when they moved. As with all events, a judgment call needs to be made for each person and you need to watch out for assumptions. Regards, Ken Sherry/Support said the following on 3/11/2013 2:28 PM: > I would have the event only once but source each document where it was found. > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:25 AM, lio . <[email protected]> wrote: >> For the example where someone is recorded as "Catholic" on many >> different documents, do you create a different Religion/Catholic >> Event each time, or do you just set up one with the date being (for >> example) "03 Aug 1875-10 Dec 1912" and source it with each document >> recording Catholic? >> >> This can be the same for someone who lived in the same Residence for >> 60 years. Do you show 150 Events with the same address or do you do >> that same as above? >> >> Thanks! >> > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
